Voodoo Banshee Windows(r) 98 AGP/PCI Driver Kit
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Voodoo Banshee(tm) Driver kit: 1.03.04
Voodoo Banshee Win9x 2D/3D Display Drivers: 4.12.01.1157
Voodoo Banshee Glide(tm) 2.X Driver: 2.61.00.0439
Voodoo Banshee Glide 3.X Driver: 3.10.00.0442
Voodoo Banshee Control Panel: 4.11.01.0442
OpenGL(r) Driver Version: 1.0.0.0507 ICD
Copyright ( 1998-1999 3dfx Interactive, Inc. )
All Rights Reserved
NOTE: Use of this software is subject to the terms in the 3dfx license
agreement.
3dfx Interactive, Inc.
Website: http://www.3dfx.com
This product may be covered by one or more of the following
US patents: 5,724,561 5,740,343 5,808,621 5,822,452 5,831,624
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What's in the distribution?
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This distribution contains Voodoo Banshee drivers, control panel for
Windows 98. The DirectDraw portion of the drivers supports Direct3D
when using DirectX 7.0
NOTE: DirectX 7.0 redistributable files should be used with these
drivers!
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Installation
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Requirements
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- Windows 98
- PC with a Pentium, Pentium II, or Pentium Pro Processor and a free
AGP/PCI slot
- 16MB of RAM
Fresh Installation
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NOTE: Complete Steps 1 and 2 before removing your existing 2D card.
1) Extract the files for the Voodoo Banshee driver to a directory.
2) Before removing your existing 2D card switch the video driver to
Standard VGA. Click Start, Control Panel. Double-click on Display.
Select 640X480 and 16 colors. Accept the changes.
3) Power off the system and remove your existing 2D card.
4) Install the Voodoo Banshee Card in a free AGP/PCI Slot
5) Power on the system and verify that video appears during post.
6) Start Windows in Normal mode
(Once Windows starts you may be notified that no video device
exists, click Cancel if this message appears)
7) Windows will detect a new VGA Compatible Display. You need to:
Windows 98: Click the Next Button on the Detection
Dialog Box and in the "Specify a
Location" field click the checkbox
then enter the path to the Win98
directory in the drivers location.
8) You may then be prompted to insert the Windows 98 AGP/PCI Voodoo Banshee Driver Disk.
Again, enter the path you specified in Step 1 and press OK.
9) Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted
10) Install DirectX 7.0.
Upgrade Existing Voodoo Banshee Drivers
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1) Start Windows 98
2) Extract the files for the Voodoo Banshee driver to a directory.
3) Click Start, Control Panel. Double-click on Display.
4) Click the Settings tab then click:
Windows 98 users: Click "Advanced Properties"
5) Then under "Change Display Type/Advanced Display" click "Change"
6) Click "Have Disk" and enter the path specified in Step 2 plus:
Windows 98 users: the Win98 directory.
7) When asked to choose a device, select "3dfx Voodoo Banshee"
8) You may then be prompted to insert the Windows 95 Voodoo Banshee Driver Disk.
Enter the path you specified in Step 2 again.
9) Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted.
10) Install DirectX 7.0
Limitations
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Running 640x480 16 Color will run SUPERVGA.DRV or VGA.DRV. No Voodoo Banshee
features will be used. Switch to a different resolution or color depth.
Full windowed hardware acceleration with this version of the drivers is
only possible when running at 16bpp modes.
Troubleshooting
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Problem: After installing the card, the system still detects my old
card even though it is no longer in the system.
Resolution: See Step 2 of the "Fresh Installation" instructions.